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Semester-long exchange programmes

For most of our study areas we have developed a semester-long exchange programme in English. You are most welcome to participate in this programme as an Erasmus or exchange student or as free mover student.  Below you will mostly find information about the 2018-2019 exchange programmes. Please check back regularly for the most recent updates.  

You may contact the international relations adviser of the study area you are interested in if you wish to receive more specific information about our exchange programmes. 

Management

Leuven

 Business Management  -  Office Management

 

Limburg

Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

Technology

Leuven

Applied Information Technology

Chemistry

Limburg

Chemistry

Electromechanics, Electronics-ICT and Energy Technology

Health

Leuven

Biomedical Laboratory Technology

Dental Hygiene

Nursing *

Midwifery *

Nutrition and Dietetics

* Required vaccinations for Midwifery/Nursing students:

  • Hepatitis B vaccine: at least the first two vaccinations before the start of the traineeship and preferably proof of antibody titre.  If insufficient antibody level, traineeship only allowed at low-risk ward.
  • tuberculosis:
    either proof of BCG vaccination (bacille Calmette-Guerin).  In certain countries, this vaccine is still given to children which is accepted,
    or a tuberculin test (e.g. Mantoux test) with proof of result.  Do not take the tuberculin test after BCG vaccination as it may cause a false positive result,
    or lung X-ray with proof of result.
  • Tetanus vaccination is no longer required.

Limburg

Biomedical laboratory technology (Traineeships)*

Midwifery (Traineeships  at local hospitals)*

Nursing (Traineeships at local hospitals)*

* Tailor-made programme!

Social work

Leuven

Social Work

Limburg

Social work

Teacher Education

Leuven

Teacher Education: International Educating Class

Limburg

Teacher Education: exchange programme

covid-19 & our international programmes

ucll steadies the course...

...even in these strange and taxing times. Follow in the regular updates on our Facebook page(link is external) and in the links below how we tackle the challenges of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic:

All our international programmes remain available

Association KU Leuven

As active member of Association KU LEUVEN we stay committed to offering you the same quality higher education as before the pandemic:

  • Whenever possible and safe, we'll organise your classes on the UCLL campuses. 
  • But as long as lockdown measures or travel restrictions prevent you to physically attend, we'll provide the highly interactive on-line course alternatives our Belgian and international students currently participate in.
  • We will continue to closely monitor these aspects going forward and adapt our response accordingly to honour our availablity and quality commitments to international UCLL students.
  • UCLL is on top of the situation and currently reviewing the viability of the autumn mobility programme for international students coming to Belgium. Therefore, we advise students to make no unrecoverable costs like flights or accommodation until further updated around June 15th.

Unchanged level of affordable tuition fees for next academic year

Many aspiring international students face severe budget constraints in the face of soaring prices due to Covid-19's  economic impact. Partly helped by the stable government subsidy for higher education in Belgium, UCLL maintains its high value for money offerings. Check for yourself in our tuition fee overview. 

Stepping up our tradition of excellent student support

UCLL's consistently well reviewed student counseling, services and support is extended considerably to help international students cope:

  • We regularly reach out to our international student community and worldwide partner institutions with pertinent updates of the measures we take in the face of the global pandemic.
  • We filter out only the reliable bits relevant to our international students from the deluge of news annoncements, summarising them in handy overview leaflets and trustworthy posts.
  • To alleviate the added stress of prolonged isolation due to the lockdown measures, we proactively initiate personal contact with our international students through weekly videochats with student psychologists, programme coordinators and UCLL International Office experts, as well as in Facebook Live chats.
  • For the numerous non-European study applicants experiencing various administrative delays due to the pandemic, we've postponed the deadline of relevant application steps from May 1 to June 1, 2020.

Outstanding healthcare for international students in Belgium

Both local and international students at UCLL campuses enjoy the benefits of the excellent Belgian healthcare system, consistently in the top of European and wordlwide rankings: 

  • In view of the high number of available hospital beds and intensive care beds per inhabitant both nationally and in UCLL's Leuven-Limburg area , if needed international students are assured of proper care.
  • A large majority of healthcare professionals are fluent in English, often their second language in a country famed for its multilingual prowess. 
  • Thanks in part to the large government financing of the Belgian health system, for the user healthcare services are affordable and accessible without excessive delays.

Here are the top grade data guiding UCLL's pandemic response

We act on the best informed, most recent sources from carefully vetted official and scientific information suppliers and policy makers, openly sharing access to their reliable knowledge bases also with our international students and applicants:

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